redraw

Make another sketch

To redraw is to draw again—typically to improve, correct, or update something previously drawn.

Maps are redrawn when boundaries change.

Electoral districts get redrawn after each census.

Artists redraw sketches until satisfied.

The word applies broadly to anything that can be drawn: They redrawn the contract terms, The committee voted to redraw the lines.

revision

edit

Modify written material

alter · rewrite · adjust · refine · rephrase · reformulate · reconfigure · reshape · tweak · enhance

sketch

pencil

Graphite writing instrument

rendering · shading · eraser · linework · tracing · composition · proportion · perspective · figure · portrait

strategy

reposition

Move to new location

adapt · revise · rethink · reconfigure · realign · gameplan · tactic · maneuver · blueprint · contingency

boundaries

remap

Assign new locations

demarcate · realign · rezoning · territory · constituency · borders · electoral · jurisdiction · delineate · reapportion

contract

renegotiate

Discuss terms again

terms · agreement · clause · revision · addendum · renewal · modification · restructure · settlement · arbitration

art

canvas

Heavy woven cloth

watercolors · oils · palette · pigment · texture · portrait · landscape · illustration · composition · gallery

lottery

ticket

Entry permit slip

numbers · odds · random · selection · replacement · pick · reshuffle · second-chance · redeal · mulligan

Categories
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action vs. inaction

redrawpreserve

Protect from loss

retain · leave alone · maintain · keep · ignore

creation vs. destruction

redrawerase

Remove recorded marks

delete · obliterate · remove · rub out · wipe out

revision vs. original creation

redraworiginate

To come into existence

Family

redrawn, redrawing, redraws

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